Implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child for ‘youth’: who and how?

Abstract

:From various perspectives, an ambiguous relationship between the Convention on the Rights of the Child and young persons emerges. Given the overlap between the target groups of children's rights policies and youth policies, the current and potential connections between these two policies are explored, in order to assess whether (further) linking these policies could increase the realization of the rights of young persons. The inquiry is carried out at the international and European level (United Nations, Council of Europe and European Union), on the one hand, and within Flanders (Belgium), on the other. Contrasting results appear, calling for a middle ground in the degree of interconnection between children's rights policies and youth policies.

Gender Studies and Awareness of Child Rights among In-school Adolescents’ in Osogbo Metropolis, Osun State, Nigeria

“…Declaration of the Rights of the Child (DRC) which was upon rights that had been outlined in a League of Nations Declaration of 1924. The DRC has ten principles which are as follows: The right to equality, without distinction on account of race, religion, or national origin; the right to special protection for the child's physical, mental and social development; the right to a name and a nationality; the right to special education and treatment when a child is physically or mentally handicapped; the right to understanding and love from parents and society; the right to recreational activities and free education; the right to be among the first to receive relief in all circumstances; the right to protection against all forms of neglect, cruelty, and exploitation and the right to be brought up in a spirit of understanding, tolerance, friendship among the people, and universal brotherhood (Desmet, 2012).…”